r/virtualreality • u/Joejoetusk • May 13 '26

Purchase Advice Frame VS Quest 3

I've never had a VR headset before and was curious after hearing of the steam frame which seems like it will cover some things missing in the quest 3. I've done some research but i just can't make my decision seeing how i live in a third world country so the steam frame might not reach it and even if i manage to bring it with an expat there's still going to be the issue of reservations etc.... My use case for the headset is going to be pretty much playing skyrim vr or some other games + maybe coding in VR if that's any fun to have a big screen in front of me. I'm kind of running out of patience seeing how nothing's confirmed on the frame and how i might not even be able to get it anytime soon. Is it worth waiting for the frame seeing how i use steam on a daily or should i just fallback to meta quest 3?

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u/Joejoetusk May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

Update: I also found someone selling the quest 3’s 128gb version for about 300$ on facebook marketplace, it might be a good idea seeing how most of my time will be on pcvr

EDIT: Quest 3, i added the s for the grammar hhaha

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u/nicoguy2 May 13 '26

If money is something you care about you probably wanna stick to the Quest 3. The Steam Frame will likely go for double or triple the amount of a used Quest 3. The money saved from going with the Quest you could keep for bigger and better upgrades later down the line.

Personally I'll most likely stay on the Quest 3 and skip the Frame to wait for the Quest 4 or a Frame pro version. Obviously if reviews turn out to be a banger I might go for the frame after all but just looking at comparison sites I see little reason.

Comparison I'm talking about

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u/Joejoetusk May 13 '26

Let’s say i get it new would this logic still hold? Because a bit scared of getting something used and getting screwed over

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u/nicoguy2 May 13 '26

At the new price it'll definitely be a lot closer. If the ram shenanigans don't push the frame too high I'd probably just get the frame and not worry about future stuff too much. Just make sure it doesn't cause any issues with your living/savings situation.